[mythtv-users] Digital Pegs CPU

[Nick Morrott]

On 26/11/2008, Paulin <paulin at spextreme.com> wrote:

> I currently have a VIA EPIA M10000 (1ghz processor) with 512 RAM running
> MiniMyth.  When I run an analog program (recorded or live) from the backend
> it looks pretty good.  The CPU is running around 70%.  However when I run a
> Digital signal (live or recorded) the picture pauses regularly (about every
> 30 seconds), kinda like a buffer playing catchup.  Anyway I've noticed the
> CPU is pegged at 100% so I believe that is really the issue for the
> stuttering.
>
> At one point during my earlier playing around things were working, so I'm
> thinking my problem is with a configuration or tweak.  What should I look
> for?  Any ideas what I should be focusing on and where I should tweak?

If your VIA video driver supports XvMC, do you have that specified in
your mythfrontend Playback profile? Previous messages seem to suggest
that the XvMC is limited to SDTV material.

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